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FISH 426 — Fisheries Governance and Institutional Framework

Marine and Fisheries Sciences · University of Ghana

Complexities of fisheries management Integrated fisheries management, ecosystem and precautionary approach to fisheries. Definition of ‗governance‘. Need for fisheries governance & institutional framework. Role of coastal states enshrined in UNCLOS (1982). Fisheries institutional implications of role enshrined in e.g. FAO CCRF, FAO Committee on Fishing (COFI), UN Fish Stocks Agreement. The EEZ. International, national, and local policy, legal and institutional framework. International instruments. Other important international organisations in fisheries governance. Regional fisheries bodies and international organizations. National governance of fisheries – formal and traditional. Fisheries Law of Ghana. Essential institutional features for effective fisheries management. Rights based fisheries. Small scale fisheries. Science in fisheries governance. Corruption and other constraints to effective fisheries governance. Structural change and adjustment in the fisheries sector to improve fisheries governance. Multi-stakeholder processes in governance for responsible fisheries. Case studies in self-governance in the fisheries sector.

Credits
2
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).